National Teams with the Most Finals Played in the UEFA European Football Championship
Full list of national soccer teams that played finals in the UEFA European Football Championship, ordered from those who played the most to those who played at least one final.
Which national team has played in the most finals?
Germany is the national team with the most finals played in the history of the UEFA European Football Championship with 6 appearances in definitions with final game format. That means that it has been present in the 35.3% of a total of 17 finals.
Of its 6 finals played, Germany won 3 and lost 3.
Most Finals Played
6 finals
Germany
A total of 13 national teams played at least once in one of the 17 finals disputed in the UEFA European Football Championship. Of them, 9 national teams did it 2 or more times and only 2 did it in 5 opportunities or more. Here you can see the full list of these national teams ordered by finals played.
National Teams with the Most Finals Played - Full List
| National Team | Finals Played | Years | % of Total Finals | Finals Won | Finals Lost | % of Finals Won | ||
| 1. | | Germany | 6 | 1972, 1976, 1980, 1992, 1996, 2008 | 35.3% | 3 | 3 | 50.0% |
| 2. |  | Spain | 5 | 1964, 1984, 2008, 2012, 2024 | 29.4% | 4 | 1 | 80.0% |
| 3. |  | Italy | 4 | 1968, 2000, 2012, 2020 | 23.5% | 2 | 2 | 50.0% |
 | Russia | 4 | 1960, 1964, 1972, 1988 | 23.5% | 1 | 3 | 25.0% | |
| 5. |  | France | 3 | 1984, 2000, 2016 | 17.6% | 2 | 1 | 66.7% |
| 6. |  | Czech Republic | 2 | 1976, 1996 | 11.8% | 1 | 1 | 50.0% |
 | Portugal | 2 | 2004, 2016 | 11.8% | 1 | 1 | 50.0% | |
 | England | 2 | 2020, 2024 | 11.8% | - | 2 | 0.0% | |
 | Serbia | 2 | 1960, 1968 | 11.8% | - | 2 | 0.0% | |
| National Team | Finals Played | Years | % of Total Finals | Finals Won | Finals Lost | % of Finals Won | ||
| 10. |  | Denmark | 1 | 1992 | 5.9% | 1 | - | 100.0% |
 | Greece | 1 | 2004 | 5.9% | 1 | - | 100.0% | |
 | Netherlands | 1 | 1988 | 5.9% | 1 | - | 100.0% | |
 | Belgium | 1 | 1980 | 5.9% | - | 1 | 0.0% | |